NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Apr 20, 2022

4 games: what happened that matters for your fantasy team, built from the play-by-play and shift charts.

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Dallas Stars

Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton Oilers beat Dallas Stars 5–2

Edmonton Oilers beat Dallas Stars 5–2 at home. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Scott Wedgewood (DAL) faced 49 shots and stopped 45 (.918), +16 against a season average of 32.9; the loss.

•Connor McDavid had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:57.
•Jason Robertson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:14.
•Roope Hintz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:16.

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Chicago Blackhawks edge Arizona Coyotes 4–3 (OT)

Chicago Blackhawks beat Arizona Coyotes 4–3 in overtime at ARI. Alex DeBrincat (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Alex DeBrincat had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 25:36.
•Dominik Kubalik had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:13.
•Jonathan Toews had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:07.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Washington Capitals 4–3 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Washington Capitals 4–3 in overtime at home. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A. VGK's first power-play unit (Pacioretty, Pietrangelo, Stone, Stephenson and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:10 together.

•Alex Ovechkin had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 17:29.
•Evgenii Dadonov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:34.
•Evgeny Kuznetsov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:04.

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Seattle Kraken edge Colorado Avalanche 3–2

Seattle Kraken beat Colorado Avalanche 3–2 at home. Artturi Lehkonen (COL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for COL: Lehkonen–MacKinnon–Nichushkin skated 12:30 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for COL: Lehkonen–MacKinnon–Nichushkin skated 12:30 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for COL: Kadri–Burakovsky–Compher skated 8:05 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for SEA: Rask–Wennberg–Lind skated 12:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Alex Ovechkin WSH	at VGK	2	1	3	6	2	0	17:29	—
Connor McDavid EDM	vs DAL	1	2	3	4	0	1	19:57	—
Alex DeBrincat CHI	at ARI	1	1	2	6	1	0	25:36	—
Evgeny Kuznetsov WSH	at VGK	1	1	2	4	0	0	19:04	—
Shea Theodore VGK	vs WSH	1	1	2	3	1	1	20:55	—
Jason Robertson DAL	at EDM	1	1	2	3	1	0	20:14	—
Dominik Kubalik CHI	at ARI	1	1	2	2	2	2	16:13	—
Evgenii Dadonov VGK	vs WSH	1	1	2	2	1	0	15:34	—
Roope Hintz DAL	at EDM	1	1	2	1	2	1	19:16	—
Patrick Kane CHI	at ARI	0	2	2	9	0	0	23:58	—
Evan Bouchard EDM	vs DAL	0	2	2	4	2	2	16:21	—
Jonathan Toews CHI	at ARI	0	2	2	4	0	0	17:07	—

Line changes

New look for COL: Lehkonen–MacKinnon–Nichushkin skated 12:30 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Kadri–Burakovsky–Compher skated 8:05 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Rask–Wennberg–Lind skated 12:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Sturm–Newhook–Meyers skated 4:30 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (27.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Scott Wedgewood DAL	at EDM	L	49	4	.918
Karel Vejmelka ARI	vs CHI	O	40	4	.900
Mike Smith EDM	vs DAL	W	36	2	.944
Kevin Lankinen CHI	at ARI	W	35	3	.914
Ilya Samsonov WSH	at VGK	O	30	4	.867
Pavel Francouz COL	at SEA	L	29	3	.897
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs COL	W	27	2	.926
Logan Thompson VGK	vs WSH	W	15	2	.867
Robin Lehner VGK	vs WSH	—	13	1	.923

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